Media, Communications and Cultural Studies 20% MA Fee Waivers

The Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies will award a limited number of competitive 20% fee waivers for the academic session 2025 – 26 for students who demonstrate considerable academic potential and can demonstrate need on the basis of being first in their family to attend university, from a low-income family or being care-experienced.

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Value

20% fee waiver for home fee students or the equivalent amount in pounds sterling to international students.

Year of entry

2025

Eligibility criteria

Students applying to the following MA programmes are eligible to apply for a limited number of 20% fee waivers: 

Successful applicants will demonstrate signs of significant academic potential.

These MA fee waivers will be made in addition to the Goldsmiths Excellence and Alumni fee waivers and the Media, Communications and Cultural Studies First in Family Fee Waivers.

Application deadlines

Monday 9 June 2025, 12am 

How to apply

You must have already submitted an application to the relevant programme in order to submit an application for a fee waiver.  

Students applying for the fee waivers should also include two academic references. 

The application should be less than 500 words and confirm the basis on which you are applying, ie one (or more) of the following: 

  • that neither of your parents/carers attended university 
  • you qualified for free school meals at school  
  • you have been care-experienced, ie by being in foster care or a children’s home 

You must also outline the grounds for your choice of MA programme  

  • Indicate how you expect your MA to help you achieve your intellectual, academic, or creative goals  
  • Make a strong case for your ability to complete the MA programme with excellent results. In making this case, you may want to expand on some aspects of your background, achievements and CV to date.  

 Please submit your application via the form on this page.

Selection process

The fee waiver awards will only be made where applications are judged to have met the criteria convincingly. They will be selected on a competitive basis by a panel of MCCS academic staff. A limited number of awards are available.  

Please note that should you wish to defer your study, we cannot guarantee to carry over an award to the following year(s). 

For any further specific queries please contact: j.littler (@gold.ac.uk) or d.asquith (@gold.ac.uk).

Application form

Please complete the form on this page to submit your application for the Media, Communications and Cultural Studies 20% MA Fee Waiver.

 
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